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The Blacksburg, Virginia Odd Fellows Records consist of financial records, correspondence, minute books, brochures of several annual conferences, by-laws and odd issues of the Odd Fellows Journal for the men's lodge. There are also correspondence, minutes and financial records for the women's group - the Household of Ruth.&#13;
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                  <text>&lt;a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00006.xml.frame" target="_blank"&gt;See the Finding Aid for the Blacksburg Virginia Odd Fellows Records&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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